The 2017 Barbados Premier League (officially the Digicel Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the 71st season of the highest tier of football in Barbados. UWI Blackbirds are the defending champions, coming off their first league title.
| Season | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Weymouth Wales |
| CFU Club Championship | Weymouth Wales |
| Matches played | 90 |
| Goals scored | 305 (3.39 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Dario Harewood (13) |
| Biggest home win | Weymouth Wales 8-0 Waterford Compton (19 March 2017) |
| Biggest away win | Waterford Compton 0-7 Weymouth Wales (27 May 2017) |
| Highest scoring | Rendezvous 9-2 Waterford Compton (7 May 2017) |
| Longest winning run | Weymouth Wales (5) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Weymouth Wales (11) |
| Longest winless run | Brittons Hill (9) |
| Longest losing run | Belfield (8) |
← 2016 2018 →
All statistics correct as of 14 May 2017. | |
Changes from 2016
edit- Empire Club and Pinelands United were relegated to Barbados Division One.
- Ellerton and Waterford Compton were promoted to the Premier League.
Table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weymouth Wales | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 51 | 13 | +38 | 43 | Qualification for 2018 Caribbean Club Championship |
| 2 | BDF | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 46 | 21 | +25 | 38 | |
| 3 | Rendezvous | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 34 | |
| 4 | Paradise | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 30 | |
| 5 | Notre Dame | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 29 | |
| 6 | UWI Blackbirds | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 24 | |
| 7 | Ellerton | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 35 | −13 | 20 | |
| 8 | Brittons Hill | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 31 | −15 | 12 | |
| 9 | Waterford Compton | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 69 | −51 | 11 | Relegation to 2018 Barbados Division One |
| 10 | Belfield | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 21 | 41 | −20 | 8 |
Updated to match(es) played on 28 May 2017. Source: Barbadosfa.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Positions by round
edit| Leader | |
| Relegation to Ligue 2 |
Updated to match(es) played on 28 May 2017. Source: Soccerway
Statistics
editTop scorers
edit| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dario Harewood
|
UWI Blackbirds | 13 |
| 2 |  Shakille Belle
|
Ellerton | 10 |
| Zeco Edmee
|
Notre Dame | 10 | |
| Hadan Holligan
|
Weymouth Wales | 10 | |
| Arantees Lawrence
|
Weymouth Wales | 10 | |
| 6 | Armando Lashley
|
Paradise | 9 |
 Shandel Samuel
|
Rendezvous | 9 | |
| 8 | Shaquille Boyce
|
BDF | 8 |
| Alvin Chapman
|
Belfield | 8 | |
| Rashad Jules
|
BDF | 8 |
Hat-tricks
edit| Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Harte | UWI Blackbirds | Waterford Compton | 4-0[2] | 2 February 2017 |
| Armando Lashley | Paradise | Notre Dame | 1-5[3] | 16 February 2017 |
| Shaquille Boyce | BDF | Waterford Compton | 0-7[4] | 26 February 2017 |
| Omani Leacock | BDF | Waterford Compton | 0-7[4] | 26 February 2017 |
| Zeco Edmee4 | Notre Dame | UWI Blackbirds | 4-4 | 2 March 2017 |
| Arantees Lawrence | Weymouth Wales | Waterford Compton | 8-0 | 19 March 2017 |
| Armando Lashley | Paradise | BDF | 3-0[5] | 2 April 2017 |
| Ray Snagg | Rendezvous | Ellerton | 0-5[6] | 2 April 2017 |
| Dario Harewood4 | UWI Blackbirds | Waterford Compton | 1-5[7] | 9 April 2017 |
| Dwayne Stanford | Rendezvous | Belfield | 6-3[8] | 15 April 2017 |
| Dario Harewood | UWI Blackbirds | Belfield | 2-4[9] | 7 May 2017 |
| Shandel Samuel | Rendezvous | Waterford Compton | 9-2[9] | 7 May 2017 |
4 Player scored 4 goals.
References
edit- ^ "Barbados Football Association - Barbados". Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ "UWI blow away Compton -- NationNews Barbados -- Local, Regional and International News nationnews.com". Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ^ "Compton end top-flight drought | Barbados Advocate". Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ a b "BDF run riot | Barbados Today". Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ "Bombarded! | Barbados Today". Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ^ "Rendezvous dismiss Ellerton in Digicel Premier League | Loop News Barbados". Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ^ "Harewood's havoc | Barbados Today". Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ "Rendezvous triumph in Digicel Premier League 9-goal thriller | Loop News Barbados". Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Rendezvous maul hapless Compton | Barbados Today". Retrieved 9 May 2017.